Aleksandr Turchinov, Viktor Yushchenko and Aleksandr Lukashenko

In the background:The President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko, center, President Lukashenko of Belarus, left, and First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov, right, during Ukrainian-Belarusian talks in Chernihiv, January 20, 2009. Following the talks a ceremony of signature of bilateral documents between Ukraine and Belarus was held. President Lukashenko said that the talks were prolific, particularly in energy cooperation. Speaking about the latter he expressed expectancy that the sides would reach agreement on Ukraine supplying electricity to Belarus. Photo by Vladimir Gontar / UNIAN